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after that, republican presidential candidate mitt romney at a campaign event in nevada a day before the republican party caucuses in that state. later, a house energy and commerce subcommittee hearing on the keystone pipeline. >> senate, democratic congressional campaign committee chairman representative steve israel of new york on the strategy to win 25 more seats to take control of the house of representatives this fall. that is at 10:00 a.m. at 6:00 p.m. eastern here on c-span, c- span radio, and c-span.org. >> nevada's gop caucuses are tomorrow. watch c-span's road to the white house coverage with the candidates' speeches live tomorrow night and throughout the day. fall line with live reports from the individual caucuses and their results tweeted by the nevada republican party that c- span.org/campaign2012 where you can also add your comments 3 c- span's facebook page. >> january's jobs report was also the focus of today's joint economic committee hearing. the report shows the unemployment rate dropped to 8.3%, and the economy added 243,000 jobs. earlier this week, the congressi
after that, republican presidential candidate mitt romney at a campaign event in nevada a day before the republican party caucuses in that state. later, a house energy and commerce subcommittee hearing on the keystone pipeline. >> senate, democratic congressional campaign committee chairman representative steve israel of new york on the strategy to win 25 more seats to take control of the house of representatives this fall. that is at 10:00 a.m. at 6:00 p.m. eastern here on c-span, c-...
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obama and romney are using it. they're all using it. why are there any nebraskans over the age of 65 who are uninsured? the answer is federal law. the same arguments you hear will level against medicare in 1965. >> thank you. this is stealing over $700 billion from medicare, taking that reimbursement from hospitals. hospitals than expected to make that up. they expect to make it up because the increase in patients that would be on government insurance. that was the deal made. you can talk about political statements, but the fact is, it takes at $700 billion from medicare. >> thank you, senator. the next is for sen. fischer. >> do you think every american is entitled to healthcare, quality health care to insurance? or do you think it is something that should be earned. >> i believe we need to look at the affordability of health care. we need to make sure americans can afford it. we need to make sure that americans have opportunities to have jobs, good paying jobs, in order to purchase health care. as i said earlier, we always need to be
obama and romney are using it. they're all using it. why are there any nebraskans over the age of 65 who are uninsured? the answer is federal law. the same arguments you hear will level against medicare in 1965. >> thank you. this is stealing over $700 billion from medicare, taking that reimbursement from hospitals. hospitals than expected to make that up. they expect to make it up because the increase in patients that would be on government insurance. that was the deal made. you can talk...
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romney -- has campaigned. if people learn about the full nature of the tax plan, they would, one, not support it, or actually it recoil. 60-7% of americans support medicare, support social security, what does that mean? having the richest in this country pay their fair share. i think there is an awareness that, for example, the ryan budget, is not popular with the voters and the american people. there's a lot of smoothing and a duck and cover in order to sell something other than what is actually on the table. host: thanks very much. let's take a call from loretta. she is watching us in cleveland, a democrat there. caller: good morning, ladies. katrina, i agree with you. we remember the box of rocks that bush left obama when he came into office. i am shocked by how the media has given the republicans a pass, because when bush came into office, clinton left him a $5.60 trillion surplus. bush gave it away to his billionaire buddies. that was 2001. in 2003, bush gave republican job creators $3.50 trillion for job
romney -- has campaigned. if people learn about the full nature of the tax plan, they would, one, not support it, or actually it recoil. 60-7% of americans support medicare, support social security, what does that mean? having the richest in this country pay their fair share. i think there is an awareness that, for example, the ryan budget, is not popular with the voters and the american people. there's a lot of smoothing and a duck and cover in order to sell something other than what is...
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but the message romney gave -- the message mitt romney gave was heard. it was heard and it was repeated. it was echoed, it was approved, and the american people applauded it. god help it to be seen and heard elsewhere. in ohio, in colorado. [applause] and in iowa and in virginia. [applause] and everywhere else. i will end, wisconsin. [applause] which brings me to wisconsin. are you ready? [cheers and applause] get out of the way. get out of the way. it is like those commencements. parents just want to be sure that that degree is in the hand of that child. get that man off the podium. get him out. get on with this day. paul ryan. [cheers and applause] i was just ushered out of the room because paul ryan needs to do an interview. i said, do you know -- oh, never mind. pall paul ryan tells me in a text two weeks ago that his job once was to carry my coffee in one hand and the "book of virtues" in the other hand. [laughter] now i go around bragging, hey, i know paul ryan! well, sir paul, if there is any caring to be done, left you think i'm too -- lest you t
but the message romney gave -- the message mitt romney gave was heard. it was heard and it was repeated. it was echoed, it was approved, and the american people applauded it. god help it to be seen and heard elsewhere. in ohio, in colorado. [applause] and in iowa and in virginia. [applause] and everywhere else. i will end, wisconsin. [applause] which brings me to wisconsin. are you ready? [cheers and applause] get out of the way. get out of the way. it is like those commencements. parents just...
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romney can pay less -- all so folks like me and mr. romney can pay less. you should not have to spend your golden years -- you should retire with dignity and respect. you have earned it. yes, we need to reform and strengthen medicare for the long haul, but we have to do it by reducing the actual cost of health care, not by dumping those costs on to seniors who pay thousands of dollars more. that is not how we are going to do it. and we will keep the promise of social security by taking responsible steps to strengthen it, but we will not privatize it or turn it over to wall street. we're not going to do that. rebuilding the economy is essential, but our prosperity at home is linked to what we do abroad. four years ago i promised to end the war in iraq, and it would -- and we did. i said we would wind down the war in afghanistan, and we are. a new tower rises above the new york skyline. we have decimated al qaeda's leadership and osama bin laden. now moving forward, as commander in chief, i will sustain the strongest military world has ever known. we are goi
romney can pay less -- all so folks like me and mr. romney can pay less. you should not have to spend your golden years -- you should retire with dignity and respect. you have earned it. yes, we need to reform and strengthen medicare for the long haul, but we have to do it by reducing the actual cost of health care, not by dumping those costs on to seniors who pay thousands of dollars more. that is not how we are going to do it. and we will keep the promise of social security by taking...
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i will say that ann romney is feisty. i love what she did because it is so he a man at the helm tamp they don't her down too much. -- because she is so human, i hope they don't tamp her down too much. she is looking right at you, our eyes are not batting around. she is focused. i said, you seem unflappable. she said, i'm less flappable that last time around. i am tough. her husband has to be so controlled at all times, she sees herself as someone that can speak up for him. i love it. >> anybody have a question? >> [inaudible] i was wondering about fact checking in truth telling, in the same way they had viral moments where they pushed back. i have seen you do it, too. what about your vote on this? q. you think it has been a constructive conversation? and does it encourage you to push back when you are dealing with the campaign? >> i think it has always been our job. i have worked in columbus ohio at albany, new york. they are very political cities with a high-profile governors. to some extent, you have to put that out of
i will say that ann romney is feisty. i love what she did because it is so he a man at the helm tamp they don't her down too much. -- because she is so human, i hope they don't tamp her down too much. she is looking right at you, our eyes are not batting around. she is focused. i said, you seem unflappable. she said, i'm less flappable that last time around. i am tough. her husband has to be so controlled at all times, she sees herself as someone that can speak up for him. i love it. >>...
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so we're to admit romney. i'm happy about that he's not changed his position on anything else of any substance. and -- and i also agree with obama that he's rigid and will not change his mind. i would say the comparison is to bill clinton who also, like obama, had a democrat house and senate when he first came in. he was very liberal. he packed tax hikes. he tried to -- he passed tax hikes. he tried pass national care. america responded by voting in the republican revolution of 1994 and oh boy did we see an about-face with bill clinton. usually when you suffer a devastating defeat like that you see the american people aren't aproving of your policies and that was when clinton really became a d.l.c., democratic leadership council democrat and pretty much just signed everything the newt gingrich congress sent up to him. that's the commi economy that democrats -- that's the economy that democrats are bragging about that obama had to brag about in the debate another night. he can't do anything his four years. he's
so we're to admit romney. i'm happy about that he's not changed his position on anything else of any substance. and -- and i also agree with obama that he's rigid and will not change his mind. i would say the comparison is to bill clinton who also, like obama, had a democrat house and senate when he first came in. he was very liberal. he packed tax hikes. he tried to -- he passed tax hikes. he tried pass national care. america responded by voting in the republican revolution of 1994 and oh boy...
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mitt romney. that is a really good question. the auto s words, industry gets the elevator and the workers get the shaft. romney has established the midwest as a crucial battleground. obama is not the popular there. he has as of the industry bailout in his back pocket. mike, tell me, what will the impact be of of the industry bailout? >> it put michigan out of reach for running. -- romney. he is not trying to claim that he was for it all along. it is one of those things where you do not know. certainly the people who said that the government -- general motors would be doomed were wrong. you could see that the whole gmma bin laden is dead enand is alive. >> sasha, why have republicans push for voter identification? there are very few cases of voter fraud. there has been a large but identification laws that were pushed by right-wing organizations. a disproportionate number of minorities do not have cars. it will be difficult for them to drive out to the polling places. how will this play out? >> some
mitt romney. that is a really good question. the auto s words, industry gets the elevator and the workers get the shaft. romney has established the midwest as a crucial battleground. obama is not the popular there. he has as of the industry bailout in his back pocket. mike, tell me, what will the impact be of of the industry bailout? >> it put michigan out of reach for running. -- romney. he is not trying to claim that he was for it all along. it is one of those things where you do not...
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mitt romney is the right man for this moment. we can do this. [applause] we know what we need to do. we are not going to duck these tough issues. we are not going to run away from our problems. we are going to tackle this country's problems before they tackle us and we're not going to spend the next four years blaming other people, we're going to take responsibility and fix this mess in washington. [applause] we are not going to try to transform this country into something it was never intended to be. [applause] look, i've spent four years of my live at miami of ohio. this is a good place. [applause] we know who we are. we know what we believe in. we know what made this country great. and ladies and gentlemen i am so honored. i am so proud to introduce to you the next president and first lady of the united states mitt and ann romney. [applause] >> thank you so much. thank you. thank you ohio. i know who you're here to see and she's right next to me. >> this is quite a crowd. who is going to win next tuesday? and is ohio going to do it for us? wh
mitt romney is the right man for this moment. we can do this. [applause] we know what we need to do. we are not going to duck these tough issues. we are not going to run away from our problems. we are going to tackle this country's problems before they tackle us and we're not going to spend the next four years blaming other people, we're going to take responsibility and fix this mess in washington. [applause] we are not going to try to transform this country into something it was never intended...
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imagine that the democrats held the senate and mitt romney becomes president. to a think the democrats will say screw you? we will be paid as the republicans did then blocked everything and all they're getting sought -- hostage? >> no, i think mitt romney will go to democrats in the sent far more than to republicans and say help me out here. and i would bet a considerable amount, not $10,000, but i bet he would find plenty of democrats willing to cut deals with him. >> one of the problems that norm identifies in his book is that both parties are now subject to enormous pressures from outside groups. some of their reforms they like over the past 30 years is their fault. on the left, there is the rough equivalent of grover norquist. there is organized labor and other groups that bring pressure to draw a line in the sand. that will exist. this is one of my arguments i have had with norm and another domain. -- in another domain. richard lugar would still have a seat if you still have the central party finance reforms. they have diminished the power of central party
imagine that the democrats held the senate and mitt romney becomes president. to a think the democrats will say screw you? we will be paid as the republicans did then blocked everything and all they're getting sought -- hostage? >> no, i think mitt romney will go to democrats in the sent far more than to republicans and say help me out here. and i would bet a considerable amount, not $10,000, but i bet he would find plenty of democrats willing to cut deals with him. >> one of the...
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they called this ban, mitt romney. -- they called this man, mitt romney. look at what he has done in business. for me, i think it is a good thing that we have a leader that knows how to create jobs. [cheers] his success in business is the american dream. it is the american success story. it is the thing we want to see happen to our own children. he took small businesses and prove them. 80% success rate. that is astounding. i am proud to stand next to a man -- i am proud to stand with a man who knows that if you have a small business, you did build that. [cheers] that is what drives our economy. that is what gives us prosperity. we should be proud of that. that is who we are. when we see people work hard, take risks, achieved success, we take pride in that. we do not resent that. it's as if the president is speaking to people like they are stuck in their current station in life. we believe in prosperity and upward mobility. those are the things we want to see. take a look at the record which is a contrast between the record mitt romney as the governor of ma
they called this ban, mitt romney. -- they called this man, mitt romney. look at what he has done in business. for me, i think it is a good thing that we have a leader that knows how to create jobs. [cheers] his success in business is the american dream. it is the american success story. it is the thing we want to see happen to our own children. he took small businesses and prove them. 80% success rate. that is astounding. i am proud to stand next to a man -- i am proud to stand with a man who...
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first, i know mitt romney. i have been supporting him and campaigning for him for over a year, and i have been friends with him for four. i know that every time in this campaign when mitt romney's back was up against the wall, when people were predicting he was going to finish his campaign, lose, be ended by other people, the competitive fire inside mitt romney said no. ask newt gingrich after he beat governor romney in south carolina and sat on tv i think it is pretty clear i am going to be the republican nominee. and they went down to florida, and mitt romney wiped the floor with him. rick perry said he was the front-runner in new hampshire. governor romney stood on the stage with him in new hampshire and gave him such a whooping that he couldn't even remember which part of government he wanted to eliminate. mitt romney reduced him to saying oops. and now we go to barack obama a week ago wednesday. and you know, if i were on the president's campaign, i would have said so listen, give the guy a red bull or som
first, i know mitt romney. i have been supporting him and campaigning for him for over a year, and i have been friends with him for four. i know that every time in this campaign when mitt romney's back was up against the wall, when people were predicting he was going to finish his campaign, lose, be ended by other people, the competitive fire inside mitt romney said no. ask newt gingrich after he beat governor romney in south carolina and sat on tv i think it is pretty clear i am going to be...
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has romney been able to gain any traction? when you only focus on that tiny margin and get focused on double checking every hour, every day, you are missing the point of the polls. what i feel it is unfortunate is there is always a tendency to want to know the same thing but it has moved even more in that direction at the expense of looking at all of the interesting things polls can tell us. >> the election was really about fairness. republicans are not really learning that lesson into a certain extent. particularly on the and fairness issue. it is probably aggravating the problem. not just the 2% on taxation but the spending policies are out of whack. i know there was polling on income inequality. >> they do feel the economic system is unfair. the things that got them angry after the market crash was the bank bailout. things that are so extremely frustrating to people folks at the top did not seem to feel that -- the upper income percentile has largely escaped the harm and the folks of -- the burden has been carried by folks
has romney been able to gain any traction? when you only focus on that tiny margin and get focused on double checking every hour, every day, you are missing the point of the polls. what i feel it is unfortunate is there is always a tendency to want to know the same thing but it has moved even more in that direction at the expense of looking at all of the interesting things polls can tell us. >> the election was really about fairness. republicans are not really learning that lesson into a...
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romney said he would sign it. then when that got no traction because of guys like bill nelson stopping it in the senate and he realized it was so unpopular, then what happened is they came along with a new program. it's still the same voucher. the voucher is just works a little different. but without going through the detail with you, it's still going to cost seniors tense of thousands of dollars. there are three studies one of which says it would cost somebody 54 years a total of $60,000 more to have the same coverage medicare gives them over their life of medicare. another study came out today and said it was going to in fact, you would have everybody going on medicare if it was in place now would cost you about $120 a month more than you now pay for the same healthcare you're getting now. that's if it went into effect. that's what the foundation said. this is not joe biden. they found the voucher plan being proposed, more than 90% of people in florida on medicare would have higher premiums. the average premium
romney said he would sign it. then when that got no traction because of guys like bill nelson stopping it in the senate and he realized it was so unpopular, then what happened is they came along with a new program. it's still the same voucher. the voucher is just works a little different. but without going through the detail with you, it's still going to cost seniors tense of thousands of dollars. there are three studies one of which says it would cost somebody 54 years a total of $60,000 more...
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romney got 39%. in the exurbs where republicans have done so well up until they have had to face obama twice obamain loudoun county, 25 miles outside of washington, d.c., obama got 52%. he got 57% in prince william county. republican governors, the governor who was elected bob mcdonnell in 2009, one of those areas. mitt romney and john mccain did very poorly. the suburbs is a place where republicans are going to have to do better. host: you have used the word turn out. is the democratic turnout operation simply better than the republican operation? guest: i think you had it right. it is the obama turn out. host: does that go away? republicans guest: can hope so. i am sure the democratic party has figured out, we have to repeat this. we have seen what the obama camping can do. we are going to do it again. republicans, they had a republicans, they had a much better effort by the party. i had a turnout party by conservative groups that made millions of calls. it did not produce what they hoped it would.
romney got 39%. in the exurbs where republicans have done so well up until they have had to face obama twice obamain loudoun county, 25 miles outside of washington, d.c., obama got 52%. he got 57% in prince william county. republican governors, the governor who was elected bob mcdonnell in 2009, one of those areas. mitt romney and john mccain did very poorly. the suburbs is a place where republicans are going to have to do better. host: you have used the word turn out. is the democratic turnout...
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we are focused more on romney and obama perio. romney is the presumptive nominee. there is no way ron paul to get the nomination. we are focused on covering the general election campaign. we check of the people who speak up in american politics such as pundits or talkshow host. we will check the leadership in congress and our state sites czech state leaders. governors, candidates for governor, candidates for congress, and the u.s. senate. >> with the collection coming up, the economy is planning a big role in the campaign. talk about your work on the new economic scorecard. >> this was a different kind of politifact story. one of our writers who specializes in economics decided instead of telling the story is a bad checks, we would lay out the numbers for people -- checks, we will lay out numbers for people. our lead scorer -- our lead story is a scorecard on the economy. it presents the important statistics that show the health of the economy over the past four years. we started in 2008. we had a benchmark. we have looked at every january cents. it is really fasci
we are focused more on romney and obama perio. romney is the presumptive nominee. there is no way ron paul to get the nomination. we are focused on covering the general election campaign. we check of the people who speak up in american politics such as pundits or talkshow host. we will check the leadership in congress and our state sites czech state leaders. governors, candidates for governor, candidates for congress, and the u.s. senate. >> with the collection coming up, the economy is...
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mitt romney will do that. [applause] i understand and there is a lot more i could tell you -- there is a lot more i would like to say. the person that you want to hear from is waiting. that is the importance speaker. i do want to point out to you that i understand that this election will be about jobs and the economy. that is completely logical. but i also want to tell you about the great and grave concern i have about the lack of american leadership in the world today. and i think that, when i traveled around the world, i can tell you that leaders all over the world believe that the united states of america is in decline. this is not the country that ronald reagan had the stewardship of. this is not a shining city on a hill to the rest of the world. it is a country that has articulated a policy of "leading from behind." that, my friends, is not the role of the united states of america since the 20th-century and must have been the 21st century. i want to mention one aspect of it. i will give you some straight
mitt romney will do that. [applause] i understand and there is a lot more i could tell you -- there is a lot more i would like to say. the person that you want to hear from is waiting. that is the importance speaker. i do want to point out to you that i understand that this election will be about jobs and the economy. that is completely logical. but i also want to tell you about the great and grave concern i have about the lack of american leadership in the world today. and i think that, when i...
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romney is the nominee. i do they it could end up having been a turning point in the campaign where romney went from ok candidate and it went to an alternative to president obama and that the romney-ryan ticket could take the lead in this campaign. host: some comments about medicare by paul ryan. [video clip] >> it is a promise that was made and a promise that must be kept. to make sure that we can guarantee that promise for my mom's generation, we must reform it for my generation. to save it for this generation, you have to reformate for my generation so does not go bankrupt when we want to retire. the good news is there are bipartisan solutions to do this. the plan would support originated in the clinton commission in the 1990's. it is a plan that says do not change benefits for people 55 and above. we get a choice of a guaranteed coverage options. guaranteed affordability. we get to pick a plan for us when we retire. that means the providers compete for our business. host: congressman paul ryan speaking i
romney is the nominee. i do they it could end up having been a turning point in the campaign where romney went from ok candidate and it went to an alternative to president obama and that the romney-ryan ticket could take the lead in this campaign. host: some comments about medicare by paul ryan. [video clip] >> it is a promise that was made and a promise that must be kept. to make sure that we can guarantee that promise for my mom's generation, we must reform it for my generation. to save...
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on the mitt romney is driven by hard principle. whatever they wanted in a commencement speech, he would give them. he tells the neocons everything they want to hear. he will do the same thing with grover norquist on tax policy. nordquist is allies say the name. donald trump is proof of the pudding. anything he wants to get, it is unbelievable. he is like the golden idol. why? he wants to keep the party together and wants all elements of the party. he said he wants 50.1%. if you want transparency, you'll get it from him. he tells you how he will win the presidency. he will accept what these guys want and will become independent of them every gets in. that is the trick part. he is a moderate. i think he is a practical guide -- practical guy but how many deals will he strike? the obama mistakes have been pretty obvious. he should have explained health care bill as a moderate republican plan coming out of the heritage plan. it is not socialized medicine. he should never have let that get started. he never should aboard the used stimulu
on the mitt romney is driven by hard principle. whatever they wanted in a commencement speech, he would give them. he tells the neocons everything they want to hear. he will do the same thing with grover norquist on tax policy. nordquist is allies say the name. donald trump is proof of the pudding. anything he wants to get, it is unbelievable. he is like the golden idol. why? he wants to keep the party together and wants all elements of the party. he said he wants 50.1%. if you want...
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romney will give his speech this morning. this is the virginia military institute in lexington, virginia. you are looking at the hall of valor. now romney is set to give his foreign policy speech at of the debate on foreign policy october 26 in florida. we will have live coverage of that. in that interim, we will have the vice presidential debate this week in kentucky on thursday. the next presidential debate is a town hall style format tuesday next week. we're waiting for the start of mitt romney and his foreign policy address. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] >> ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the 14th superintendent. >> members of the corps of cadets, staff, guests, ladies and gentlemen, good morning. the institute takes great pride in hosting leaders of national importance and listening to messages important to the commonwealth and our nation. foreign policy is very relevant to our cadets. many of them in this audience will student -- wil
romney will give his speech this morning. this is the virginia military institute in lexington, virginia. you are looking at the hall of valor. now romney is set to give his foreign policy speech at of the debate on foreign policy october 26 in florida. we will have live coverage of that. in that interim, we will have the vice presidential debate this week in kentucky on thursday. the next presidential debate is a town hall style format tuesday next week. we're waiting for the start of mitt...
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what mitt romney -- mitt romney did what he had to do. he made this a much more competitive general election. i think president obama, i do not think he did as badly as the pundits are saying this morning. i think, the next debate, he will probably have a different demeanor. the debate last night was much more important to mitt romney than barack obama. i do not know how much this changes the landscape. this race is very competitive. if you look at the eight battleground states, depending on the polls, president obama is winning all of them, but the margins are pretty close. what the debates could do for democrats and the president and also the voters it signals the game is on. i think you will see much more enthusiasm. people talk about research and p.o.s. does the polling for one sub-group, latinos -- >> so you're the conspirators on the left wing of the polling. >> barack obama is ahead by 50 points with latinos. the question is, their enthusiasm was less than 2008. that is another aspect. >> my thinking had been, while it was mathemat
what mitt romney -- mitt romney did what he had to do. he made this a much more competitive general election. i think president obama, i do not think he did as badly as the pundits are saying this morning. i think, the next debate, he will probably have a different demeanor. the debate last night was much more important to mitt romney than barack obama. i do not know how much this changes the landscape. this race is very competitive. if you look at the eight battleground states, depending on...
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mitt romney has done very, very well. [cheers and applause] for those of you who are still thinking about what you should look for in choosing a presidential candidate, let me suggest this -- values, he should be confident -- competent of leading this country, and beating barack obama. [applause] my wife and i know mitt romney and his wife very well. i am proud to report that they have a faith that humbles me. five children and 18 grandchildren -- that is enough to be the majority in the state of montana. [laughter] one of the things that stands out in his life as a businessman and in public service as that they know how government works or does not work. jack recently said that mitt romney is the most qualified person to run for president in his lifetime. he is a pretty smart fellow himself. some say that mitt romney has changed his views over time. it has changed to a more conservative point of view. he has evidence of executive leadership and action. let us, he has weathered attacks for his conservative positions. for
mitt romney has done very, very well. [cheers and applause] for those of you who are still thinking about what you should look for in choosing a presidential candidate, let me suggest this -- values, he should be confident -- competent of leading this country, and beating barack obama. [applause] my wife and i know mitt romney and his wife very well. i am proud to report that they have a faith that humbles me. five children and 18 grandchildren -- that is enough to be the majority in the state...
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romney. the tea party had never been fond of mitt romney. they are weaker than before and will certainly be a question into this election how strong they will be in 2012. host: ron from new hampshire. good morning. caller: i believe obama has done all that he has been a lot to do by congress this year. after november, we still have mixed political houses -- congress, said it. we will be in for another four years of nothing. i just do not believe -- i think obama has a pretty squeaky clean record becoming -- before becoming president, but a lot of these presidential candidates have a lot of skeletons in their closet. they seem to be very self- serving. mitt romney, a corporate raider before becoming a senator. newt gingrich -- they just have a lot of skeletons. obama's seems to be squeaky clean before making it to president. i just do not see anyone taking him down, i to not care who the republican nominee is, come november. host: did you vote in the primary last week? caller: no, i did not. i
romney. the tea party had never been fond of mitt romney. they are weaker than before and will certainly be a question into this election how strong they will be in 2012. host: ron from new hampshire. good morning. caller: i believe obama has done all that he has been a lot to do by congress this year. after november, we still have mixed political houses -- congress, said it. we will be in for another four years of nothing. i just do not believe -- i think obama has a pretty squeaky clean...
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i think it is mitt romney. i understand, as a foreign- policy national security guy, that the economy is the top issue. the president has taken three years and made it worse. he has made it an even more important issue, is that as possible. our national security and our economy are intimately related. you cannot have a strong national defense without a strong economy. we cannot have a strong economy if we cannot protect america's interest and our friends and allies around the world. this president has done almost everything possible to weaken the united states. the irony is he is campaigning on the basis that he is a success as a foreign-policy president. this is amazing. navy seal team killed osama bin laden. that is his definition of success. 1969, when americans landed on the moon, it is like richard nixon taking credit for that. it happened to occur during his presidency. the fact of the matter is this president has been a failure across the board in foreign policy. it has jeopardized in the united states i
i think it is mitt romney. i understand, as a foreign- policy national security guy, that the economy is the top issue. the president has taken three years and made it worse. he has made it an even more important issue, is that as possible. our national security and our economy are intimately related. you cannot have a strong national defense without a strong economy. we cannot have a strong economy if we cannot protect america's interest and our friends and allies around the world. this...
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a difficult case to make ann romney did not do it. -- and romney did not do it. >> grover, one thing you have not really talked about today is controlling are shrinking the size of government. you just talk about taxes. but the objective of holding the line or lowering the taxes is alternately supposed to be it to contain or reduce the size of government. do you feel closer or further from that goal today? >> much closer, and for two reasons. one was the tea party and the other was the ryan budget, the ryan plan. up until the tea party i would have been here and told you obama is going to spend too much money, but you can't get american people upset about spending too much, you have to wait until spending too much became a tax increase. that is why i thought the blood was eighth best -- the best defense. but obama showed with the same misreading of his mandate -- when some suggest a >> it is miss reading his mandate, he did it four years ago. he threw away 70% approval rating within a few months. spend, spend, stimulus package written in the dark and all this other stuff. massive deb
a difficult case to make ann romney did not do it. -- and romney did not do it. >> grover, one thing you have not really talked about today is controlling are shrinking the size of government. you just talk about taxes. but the objective of holding the line or lowering the taxes is alternately supposed to be it to contain or reduce the size of government. do you feel closer or further from that goal today? >> much closer, and for two reasons. one was the tea party and the other was...
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mitt romney. and he went to salt lake, dropped who he was doing, he saved the olympics and he made our country proud. >> [applause] >> look at what he's done in business. for me, i think it's a good thing that we have a leader who actually knows how to create jobs. >> [applause] >> his success in business is the american dream. it's the american success story. it's the thing we want to see happen to our own children. he took small businesses and grew them. he took struggling businesses and turned them around. and 80 percent success rate, that's astounding. i am proud to stand next to a man who created jobs, tens of thousands of which made more prosperity, more opportities for working men's *r americans and i'll proud to stand with a man who from experience knows if you have a small business, you did build that. >> [applause] >> that's what drives our economy. that's what gives us prosperity. we should be proud of that. that's who we are. >> [applause] >> when we see people work hard, take risks, a
mitt romney. and he went to salt lake, dropped who he was doing, he saved the olympics and he made our country proud. >> [applause] >> look at what he's done in business. for me, i think it's a good thing that we have a leader who actually knows how to create jobs. >> [applause] >> his success in business is the american dream. it's the american success story. it's the thing we want to see happen to our own children. he took small businesses and grew them. he took...
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romney is. >> you would like to think romney? >> he would like to do more wheeling and dealing in business. >> romney had your votes from the beginning. you are a mccain voter four years later, why doesn't he have in? it should be locked down. >> it should be locked down, and i cannot tell you what it is in the back of my mind, and part of it has to do with the republican platform and women's health issues, which should not be an issue. >> i want to see some good answers in the debate. i do not want to see a bunch of name calling. i want to see candidates lay on the line what they are going to do and not be diverted by political questions. good i want to hear what they are going to do, and the candidate who gives me that i will vote for them. >> christina you voted for years ago for? >> barack obama. >> you are staying with him? >> a exactly. >> you are staying with him because? >> i think a lot of social issues and women's health issues are making it hard to move towards the republican platform, but i do like a lot of things on
romney is. >> you would like to think romney? >> he would like to do more wheeling and dealing in business. >> romney had your votes from the beginning. you are a mccain voter four years later, why doesn't he have in? it should be locked down. >> it should be locked down, and i cannot tell you what it is in the back of my mind, and part of it has to do with the republican platform and women's health issues, which should not be an issue. >> i want to see some good...
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we want to try to stop governor romney. host: there are a few debates this weekend, one tomorrow and one on sunday. how are you preparing? guest: i think about it a lot what is the core message you are trying to get across it and how are you trying to communicate with the american people? i have regarded ever debate as an opportunity to reach out to the american people and communicate key values and key ideas. i don't actually debate my friend standing there, i try to talk directly to the american people. host: is there something that you try to do to prepare for these debates personally? guest: i usually drink a die coke. i get advice might two senior debate coaches. my granddaughter maggie who is 12 and my grandson robert to his tent. host: what they tell you? guest: maggie is in charge of my smiling. i am too intense. i write three things -- i read lincoln, slower because lincoln talked very slowly and he wanted you to hear each sentence before he started the next sentence. then i put a book smiley face and i write maggi
we want to try to stop governor romney. host: there are a few debates this weekend, one tomorrow and one on sunday. how are you preparing? guest: i think about it a lot what is the core message you are trying to get across it and how are you trying to communicate with the american people? i have regarded ever debate as an opportunity to reach out to the american people and communicate key values and key ideas. i don't actually debate my friend standing there, i try to talk directly to the...
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my answer, mitt romney. [applause] and this is my final message to our president currently, barack obama if you're a country music fan you may recognize the lyrics. you don't have to go home, but you can't stay here. [applause] so please welcome our next speaker, the governor of the great state of ohio. [applause] >> do you like what's going on in ohio? we're growing jobs and helping families. well let me tell you what we're doing in mow hoe is what mitt romney is going to do in jashjash and get this country back on track again. [applause] it's really faith ladies and gentlemen and boys and girls, and by the way i've never seen so many young people at campaign rallies. and i'll tell you what i think it's all about. we as americans recognize we have two pathes to choose. we've seen what the last four years gives us and it gives us more government that's inefficient and doesn't work very well. it gives us the possibility of even higher taxes. and there's a lot of reasons i hate higher taxes, the billingest rea
my answer, mitt romney. [applause] and this is my final message to our president currently, barack obama if you're a country music fan you may recognize the lyrics. you don't have to go home, but you can't stay here. [applause] so please welcome our next speaker, the governor of the great state of ohio. [applause] >> do you like what's going on in ohio? we're growing jobs and helping families. well let me tell you what we're doing in mow hoe is what mitt romney is going to do in jashjash...
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i think that is the issue that mitt romney, governor romney, was attempting to promote. the fact of the matter is that we have a substantial loss of automobile manufacturing jobs in ohio between 2008 when the 2011. we have not recovered some of those jobs. some of those jobs, we have recovered. to say that chrysler is not going to be producing jeeps in china is incorrect, because they have admitted that they are going to open a plant in china. they are in the process of doing the right now. >> you think governor romney could have done a better job in how he presented that ad? it has gotten a lot of a pushcart. vice-president biden called it "flagrantly dishonest." he said, >guest: i am not going to get into individual ads on television. in ohio, you have been bombarded with ads from both sides of the aisles. it is something the average voter will talk to you about on the street, the negativity of many of the eds, and the accuracy of many of the eds. i am not going to comment on it. i think the washington post made some comment on this ad, and said it was not "pants on fi
i think that is the issue that mitt romney, governor romney, was attempting to promote. the fact of the matter is that we have a substantial loss of automobile manufacturing jobs in ohio between 2008 when the 2011. we have not recovered some of those jobs. some of those jobs, we have recovered. to say that chrysler is not going to be producing jeeps in china is incorrect, because they have admitted that they are going to open a plant in china. they are in the process of doing the right now....
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-- with mitt romney. the money he has spent is not -- it is fully disclosed. you know give money to new gingrich's pac. he gave more in the primary that he has now in the general. on the prairies usa, which does not disclose their donors, the reason you know about sheldon adelson's contributions and a large owners to restore our future is because we do disclose our donors. that is in no way a secret. my understanding -- i have seen governor romney talk about campaign finance. he has said he would let the system to be changed, that he would let the system to be under the control of the campaigns, and the political parties -- jill alluded to that -- he has publicly said that it would be better if they control the message. if the campaigns could control the message and take credit for it. when you have things like the president of the united states at a press conference having to answer for your ads, that is a unique circumstance. i am guessing that he would like to have that money and be able to run his own
-- with mitt romney. the money he has spent is not -- it is fully disclosed. you know give money to new gingrich's pac. he gave more in the primary that he has now in the general. on the prairies usa, which does not disclose their donors, the reason you know about sheldon adelson's contributions and a large owners to restore our future is because we do disclose our donors. that is in no way a secret. my understanding -- i have seen governor romney talk about campaign finance. he has said he...
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how would romney do it? it never got concrete enough. in that moment, he talked about applying a principle to reduce financial regulations to solve the problem. republicans were good at saying, "these are our principles," but not really saying how it would solve problems. >> there was a tweet that he would see "skyfall" this weekend with his wife and he was glad that it had nothing to do with politics whatsoever. i have a sneaking suspicion -- chris, i think you might as well -- that i think we will talk about the inroads that republicans have made with latinos. they need to adapt in order to be competitive this year. looking at some of my chris christie down the road, republicans are going to have to face a fork in the road with a future presidential nominations between someone who is able to bridge back to the gap between partisan appeal on the tea party right and independent voters or someone who will be in the base. as the republican coalition continues to contract, it will be more difficult for someone to overcome that divide in ord
how would romney do it? it never got concrete enough. in that moment, he talked about applying a principle to reduce financial regulations to solve the problem. republicans were good at saying, "these are our principles," but not really saying how it would solve problems. >> there was a tweet that he would see "skyfall" this weekend with his wife and he was glad that it had nothing to do with politics whatsoever. i have a sneaking suspicion -- chris, i think you might...
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mitt romney cannot do that. obama is consistently going to make himself -- or take instances when he is going to try to be a strong leader, demonstrating himself as being a global figure with the authority of air force one, making national-security decisions, things like he did going to afghanistan and announcing the agreement to withdraw troops. having the nato summit in chicago recently. these things are going to keep taking place over the course of the election. there could be crises or things that makes foreign affairs issues that don't go the way we might like, like economic crises in europe. the incumbent is then held responsible for those things whether or not he had anything to do that. that is a mixed bag, but that advantage goes to the president. i think mitt romney -- this is not going to play well in a war-weary nation. we will see him tone that down to a large regard. he will keep advocating military spending. he will not make a lot of noise about afghanistan or iraq, but he has said enough on that
mitt romney cannot do that. obama is consistently going to make himself -- or take instances when he is going to try to be a strong leader, demonstrating himself as being a global figure with the authority of air force one, making national-security decisions, things like he did going to afghanistan and announcing the agreement to withdraw troops. having the nato summit in chicago recently. these things are going to keep taking place over the course of the election. there could be crises or...
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mitt romney has been very candid about this. he says the super pacs have all this power and money, i want to have all that power and money, that would level the playing field. that puts it to the high court on whether they want to go against what buckley said. the supreme court said we believe there is a sufficient limiting contributions to candidates and parties, but we are going to let these laws stand. i am not sure whether from a court would approve or disapprove contribution limits being eliminated. citizens united, i would be very accepted that. i think there is a limit to how much the voters can swallow. i don't think they want to see us go quite that far. i see a lot of dissatisfactioni think if you try to get rid of the contribution limits to candidates and parties, members of congress would hear such an earful from their constituents that. >> there was a survey that just came out on january 17 that said that 54% of registered voters decision allowing unlimited independent spending on political ads. 65 percent think the
mitt romney has been very candid about this. he says the super pacs have all this power and money, i want to have all that power and money, that would level the playing field. that puts it to the high court on whether they want to go against what buckley said. the supreme court said we believe there is a sufficient limiting contributions to candidates and parties, but we are going to let these laws stand. i am not sure whether from a court would approve or disapprove contribution limits being...
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, and it is mitt romney. [applause] all across america people want to know if they can get their kids in college, can they pay their of insurance, is my family going to be ok. the main way that we will answer the question is whether they have a job. it has been a real treat to get to know mitt romney. we traveled together on various trips when i was governor. i got to know him behind the scenes, so to speak. he is a great man of character and integrity. he loves his family. you watch him and ann romney and it is obvious they loved each other and they have been married 40 years or more. he is a great dad. he is a great grandpa. he has an incredibly loving relationship with his grandchildren. it is great to see the strength of the character of his family. i will not just introduced the next president of the united states, but i will introduce within the group of people that helped keep him grounded, that shaped his values, and you will see not just him, but the next great first lady, ann romney. i would like to
, and it is mitt romney. [applause] all across america people want to know if they can get their kids in college, can they pay their of insurance, is my family going to be ok. the main way that we will answer the question is whether they have a job. it has been a real treat to get to know mitt romney. we traveled together on various trips when i was governor. i got to know him behind the scenes, so to speak. he is a great man of character and integrity. he loves his family. you watch him and...
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host: one other pants on fire was not romney -- -- mitt romney when he said the u.s. was inches away from no longer being an economy. guest: these are another one of the big, bold claims to try to win votes, the specter of socialism, that the growth in government spending is so great that we are on the cusp of a government-run economy, of the government taking over the means of production we did fact check this one. there was a great one done by lou jacobson who specializes in economics. and he went to, i think the heritage foundation had global ratings of where countries stand for a free economy and the u.s. is way up near the top in having a free economy. it is just not accurate to say that. host: california. our independent line. caller: good morning. thank you for taking my call. i did a little bit of checking myself on the internet last night because of ron paul's comments on santorum being a lobbyist. what i found out is that his records show that he earned $1.3 million between january 2010 from august of 2011. this was as a consultant. also, that he filed for t
host: one other pants on fire was not romney -- -- mitt romney when he said the u.s. was inches away from no longer being an economy. guest: these are another one of the big, bold claims to try to win votes, the specter of socialism, that the growth in government spending is so great that we are on the cusp of a government-run economy, of the government taking over the means of production we did fact check this one. there was a great one done by lou jacobson who specializes in economics. and he...
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just take this as an example of what a clot romney is. at the same time, what was the coverage got with his tax proposals? if you were elected and try to put them into effect and they actually went into effect, they have enormous consequences for this country. either good or bad, i am not making a judgment here which, but that wasn't the really important. how many of you know what that tax package include in any detail at all and how many of you have heard "i really like being able to fire people"? when i was a reporter many years ago, at the knickerbocker news in new york, one of the three defunct newspapers i worked for and i plead innocent -- [laughter] there was a man who was a city editor and he was the editorial page editor. he liked to walk out of the news room occasionally and instruct us what we really ought to be up to. one of the things you would say is that he had per to lowly noticed -- that he had noticed -- one of the things he would say is that he had noticed that you try to get people to understand the issue well enough t
just take this as an example of what a clot romney is. at the same time, what was the coverage got with his tax proposals? if you were elected and try to put them into effect and they actually went into effect, they have enormous consequences for this country. either good or bad, i am not making a judgment here which, but that wasn't the really important. how many of you know what that tax package include in any detail at all and how many of you have heard "i really like being able to fire...
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-- with mitt romney. the money he has spent is not -- it is fully disclosed. you know give money to new gingrich's pac. he gave more in the primary that he has now in the general. on the prairies usa, which does not disclose their donors, the reason you know about sheldon adelson's contributions and a large owners to restore our future is because we do disclose our donors. that is in no way a secret. my understanding -- i have seen governor romney talk about campaign finance. he has said he would let
-- with mitt romney. the money he has spent is not -- it is fully disclosed. you know give money to new gingrich's pac. he gave more in the primary that he has now in the general. on the prairies usa, which does not disclose their donors, the reason you know about sheldon adelson's contributions and a large owners to restore our future is because we do disclose our donors. that is in no way a secret. my understanding -- i have seen governor romney talk about campaign finance. he has said he...
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i want to thank you as a strong supporter of mitt romney for delivering ohio for mitt romney. i know how important your votes were. i know how seriously took the primary. i know how important ohio is to governor mitt romney. we have some great candidates running for president. all of them would be better than president barack obama. [applause] i believe that mitt romney will be our nominee. it is time. it is time for us to come together and unite behind him. he in my view is hands down our strongest candidate to take on barack obama and win. if there was ever a time in the history of our nation that we needed somebody who was actually from outside of washington, somebody that has private sector business -- experience that knows how our private economy works. if there was ever a time we needed somebody with experience in the private sector and as a governor, it is now. it is no mistake that you hear no -- that you hear all the time that obama, joe biden, they are all going after mitt romney. they are afraid to run against him. we need to make sure that we nominate a candidate,
i want to thank you as a strong supporter of mitt romney for delivering ohio for mitt romney. i know how important your votes were. i know how seriously took the primary. i know how important ohio is to governor mitt romney. we have some great candidates running for president. all of them would be better than president barack obama. [applause] i believe that mitt romney will be our nominee. it is time. it is time for us to come together and unite behind him. he in my view is hands down our...
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mitt romney will do that. he has the experience, the background, and the public policy plans to change america in a positive way by showing the leadership we so desperately need. during the election in 2008, barack obama went around pennsylvania and ohio, both states he won pretty handily, and he had an interesting message. he would put his hands together and say we need to bring america together. to solve big problems. i would ask you, if you would talk to the folks that voted for president obama, and forget about the fact that the promises have not been kept, the fact that the economic record has been a failure. say to them, do you think he has brought the country together? duke you think he has divided our country? do you think the class warfare and the notion we book about the country between democrats, republicans, conservatives, liberals, helps our country? no, it does not. need a president who understands not just have to create private- sector job and how to get the regulatory burden of business and it
mitt romney will do that. he has the experience, the background, and the public policy plans to change america in a positive way by showing the leadership we so desperately need. during the election in 2008, barack obama went around pennsylvania and ohio, both states he won pretty handily, and he had an interesting message. he would put his hands together and say we need to bring america together. to solve big problems. i would ask you, if you would talk to the folks that voted for president...
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. >> mitt romney. there's no question he made a fortune from businesses he helped destroy. >> bankrupt. >> romney pocketed huge fees shortly before companies collapsed. >> bankrupt. >> even en the businesses failed, romney came out ahead. are those the values we want in an america president? >> bankrupt. >> priorities u.s.a. action is responsible for the consent of this advertising. host: do negative ads work? that our question this morning. let's hear from jim, i understand penalty caller, in akron, ohio. good morning. caller: yeah, first of all, i think it depends on the individual. if he's got all that baggage, thnegative a are going to work. i want to kind of change directions here real quick. i'm looking at the screen right now, and i see republicans, democrats, and independents. threpublicans and democrats, they're one in the same today. what we have in this country is we have different states destroying the company, and it starts with the state otexas. the last four wars have been started by tex
. >> mitt romney. there's no question he made a fortune from businesses he helped destroy. >> bankrupt. >> romney pocketed huge fees shortly before companies collapsed. >> bankrupt. >> even en the businesses failed, romney came out ahead. are those the values we want in an america president? >> bankrupt. >> priorities u.s.a. action is responsible for the consent of this advertising. host: do negative ads work? that our question this morning. let's hear...
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first i know mitt romney. i know mitt romney i've been supporting him and campaigning for him for over a year and i've been friend with him for four. and i know that every time in this campaign when mitt romney was up against the wall, people were predicting he was going to finish his campaign, lose, be ended by other people. the competitive fire inside him said no. ask newt gingrich. after he beat him in south carolina and said i think it's pretty clear i'm going to be the republican nominee for president and he went to florida and mitt romney wiped the floor with him and ended his campaign. and then rick perry came up from texas saying he was the front runner in new hampshire and governor romney stood on the stage with him in new hampshire and gave him such a wooping that he couldn't remember which department he wanted to eliminate. mitt romney reduced him to saying oops and now we go to barack obama. a week ago wednesday. and if i were on the president's campaign i would have said give the guy a red bull or
first i know mitt romney. i know mitt romney i've been supporting him and campaigning for him for over a year and i've been friend with him for four. and i know that every time in this campaign when mitt romney was up against the wall, people were predicting he was going to finish his campaign, lose, be ended by other people. the competitive fire inside him said no. ask newt gingrich. after he beat him in south carolina and said i think it's pretty clear i'm going to be the republican nominee...
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, mitt romney was very rude. he was rude to the president. he was rude to america. i am one of the 47%. i am 55 years old. i started working when i was 16. i got disabled eight years ago. when i was on disability, when i found out he could try to work, i tried to work for myers department store. unless the four days. my knees gave all on me. i used to be a mortgage broker. i tried to stand to be a cashier. it was awful. i felt awful. i felt like i could not contribute to my income. i could not contribute to help as a grandmother with my grandchildren, and to consider by a republican that i am a moocher, someone that wants to take advantage of the system, it is appalling. host: beth do you think president obama should have brought up the 47% issue at his debate? caller: yes, he should have, but he did not, and it is over. as far as the grinning and laughing, i feel the democrats are darned if they do, darned if they do not. mitt romney did the grinning. he cut people off. the person who was the in the -- when they
, mitt romney was very rude. he was rude to the president. he was rude to america. i am one of the 47%. i am 55 years old. i started working when i was 16. i got disabled eight years ago. when i was on disability, when i found out he could try to work, i tried to work for myers department store. unless the four days. my knees gave all on me. i used to be a mortgage broker. i tried to stand to be a cashier. it was awful. i felt awful. i felt like i could not contribute to my income. i could not...
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now mitt romney has got -- [applause] mitt romney has a tremendous vision for this country. it's a vision not based on a european style of more government everything. it is based on the american tradition of limited government. he has proposals to lower taxes for businesses and individuals. he has proposals to lighten the regulatory load and encourage business and jobs. he wants to depet back to market and consumer based health care, not government take-over of health care. he wants to get government spending under control. that is the kind of direction america needs. [applause] >> and you he wants -- and he wants american energy. he wants to build the keystone pipeline. he wants to take full advantage of shale oil and shale gas. [applause] >> somebody who understands all that is our next speaker. i got a chance to know bobby jindal. owe is a fabulous man and leader. he has a state that was challenged in many ways. he is one of the smartest brightest voices of the conservative movement in our country. he is significantly younger than me, but he has already been to the moon a
now mitt romney has got -- [applause] mitt romney has a tremendous vision for this country. it's a vision not based on a european style of more government everything. it is based on the american tradition of limited government. he has proposals to lower taxes for businesses and individuals. he has proposals to lighten the regulatory load and encourage business and jobs. he wants to depet back to market and consumer based health care, not government take-over of health care. he wants to get...
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ec romney -- you see romney wants to help a certain group of people. even in 2008, a lot of republicans voted democratic because it is common sense. you want to help everybody. host: seth mcglocland joins us live on the phone. the romney has landed minutes ago. tickets for being with us. -- thank you for being with us. walk us through your day. what has it been like for you covering and drilling mitt romney on this day before the election? guest: he has been running at a breakneck pace today. he started in florida with an event at an airport there and bounced to lynchburg, virginia. he had another event in virginia right after that. from there, we flew to columbus, ohio, where we had a giant rally. the other route was that -- the other rally was a in fairfax, virginia. from there, he landed in new hampshire. this was supposed to be the grand hurrah of the campaign. butt hey did a -- but they did add two more events to mark. so he will pick up small and vote in -- and vote then we will head to cleveland and pittsburgh where i believe there will be small
ec romney -- you see romney wants to help a certain group of people. even in 2008, a lot of republicans voted democratic because it is common sense. you want to help everybody. host: seth mcglocland joins us live on the phone. the romney has landed minutes ago. tickets for being with us. -- thank you for being with us. walk us through your day. what has it been like for you covering and drilling mitt romney on this day before the election? guest: he has been running at a breakneck pace today....
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as somebody who thought mitt romney would win big time and am now taking a lot of flak from all of my liberal friends and family, i would like, imichael whether he could share some of his reasoning why he thought this brilliant man thought mitt romney would win handily. >> could the panel comment on what effect this will have on the supreme court appointments that will come up in the next four years? >> the economy might be recovering. if the recovery is not complete or if growth is tepid and slow and jobs do not come back by the time of the next presidential campaign, how will that affect the types of policies that candidates will propose? different solutions and how people might change electorally. >> i think given polling data and the uncertainty of it these days, i think there were a lot of reasonable predictions you could have made from getting barack obama to 332 would have been a reasonable prediction. getting over 304 mitt romney was within the realm of possibilities, or a reasonable person could conclude. there are lots of issues in polling now that carolina has been followin
as somebody who thought mitt romney would win big time and am now taking a lot of flak from all of my liberal friends and family, i would like, imichael whether he could share some of his reasoning why he thought this brilliant man thought mitt romney would win handily. >> could the panel comment on what effect this will have on the supreme court appointments that will come up in the next four years? >> the economy might be recovering. if the recovery is not complete or if growth is...
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mitt romney and i have a five. plan for a strong for middle- class come up for more jobs, for higher take-home pay, for more economic growth, prosperity and opportunity. virginia, of all people who ought to understand this, it is right here in virginia. we have a lot of energy in this country. let's use that energy. coal, gas, oil, all the above. there are some me people who are in between jobs. there are so many people who have lost jobs. they need skills, they need to have a good education system so they can get back on their feet. that is incredibly important. we also have to remember that in america, with most of the world's population in other countries, we need to grow more things and make more things and sell them overseas. we have to have good trade so that people treat us fairly. we wish we had partners in the senate, but we do not. we have got to stop spending money we just do not have. we've got to cut spending. this is mortgaging our children's future. the senate has not passed a budget and three years.
mitt romney and i have a five. plan for a strong for middle- class come up for more jobs, for higher take-home pay, for more economic growth, prosperity and opportunity. virginia, of all people who ought to understand this, it is right here in virginia. we have a lot of energy in this country. let's use that energy. coal, gas, oil, all the above. there are some me people who are in between jobs. there are so many people who have lost jobs. they need skills, they need to have a good education...